Display

The display of the Meizu MX6 employs a Sharp-made 5.5" TDDI LCD panel of 1080p resolution. The colors are nicely saturated and the viewing angles are quite good. The 403ppi density is sharp enough and you wouldn't really tell the difference to any QHD screen on the market unless you're looking at some really small fonts. The MX6's display matrix is a standard RGB arrangement.

We were a bit disappointed Meizu ditched the AMOLED we saw on the MX5 for an LCD panel, but we are happy to report the screen turned out great. The screen offers a very good maximum brightness of 457 nits, deep blacks, and a high contrast ratio of 1344:1.

The color calibration turned out very good, too, with an average DeltaE of 4.4 and a peak at the white color of 8.9 (towards blue). You can get a more accurate color rendition and bring down the average DeltaE to 3.5 if you use the Warm(est) end of the color calibration slider, but you may not like the yellowish tint you'll get all over the white menus.

Display test

100% brightness

Black, cd/m2

White, cd/m2

Contrast ratio

Meizu MX6

0.34

457

1344

Meizu MX5

0

346

∞

Meizu m1 metal

0.50

390

780

Meizu PRO 6

0.01

360

40000

Xiaomi Redmi Pro

0.00

408

∞

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4

0.38

439

1158

Samsung Galaxy C7

0.00

422

∞

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)

0.00

425

∞

Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus

0.44

637

1448

Outdoors, the Meizu MX6 is an above average performer regarding sunlight legibility. The glass on top of the display is reflective, but most of the time you'll have no problem seeing what's happening on the screen.

Sunlight contrast ratio

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+4.615

Samsung Galaxy S7 edge4.439

OnePlus 34.424

Samsung Galaxy S74.376

HTC One A94.274

Samsung Galaxy Note74.247

Samsung Galaxy A34.241

Google Pixel XL4.164

ZTE Axon 74.154

Samsung Galaxy S6 edge4.124

Samsung Galaxy Note54.09

Huawei Nexus 6P4.019

Vivo Xplay5 Elite3.983

OnePlus X3.983

Oppo R7s3.964

Apple iPhone 73.964

Huawei P9 Plus3.956

Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)3.918

Samsung Galaxy C53.911

Samsung Galaxy C73.896

Samsung Galaxy A53.895

Samsung Galaxy J7 outdoor3.879

Samsung Galaxy J2 outdoor3.873

Samsung Galaxy A83.859

Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)3.817

Motorola Moto X (2014)3.816

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) outdoor mode3.802

Xiaomi Redmi Pro3.798

LG V20 Max auto3.798

Sony Xperia XZ3.795

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)3.789

Apple iPhone 6s3.783

Meizu Pro 53.781

Microsoft Lumia 6503.772

Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)3.756

Oppo F1 Plus3.709

Vivo X5Pro3.706

Sony Xperia X Compact3.694

Apple iPhone SE3.681

Samsung Galaxy A73.679

Meizu PRO 63.659

BlackBerry Priv3.645

Apple iPhone 7 Plus3.588

Apple iPhone 6s Plus3.53

Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016)3.523

Samsung Galaxy J3 (2016) outdoor mode3.523

Acer Jade Primo3.521

Microsoft Lumia 9503.512

Oppo R7 Plus3.499

nubia Z113.466

Samsung Galaxy J73.422

Meizu MX53.416

LG V203.402

Oppo R73.32

Xiaomi Mi 5s3.276

Samsung Galaxy J23.235

Sony Xperia X Performance3.234

Motorola Moto X Play3.222

Huawei P93.195

Lenovo Vibe Shot3.113

Motorola Moto X Force3.105

LG Nexus 5X3.092

Huawei Mate S3.073

Microsoft Lumia 640 XL3.065

Sony Xperia X2.989

Huawei Mate 82.949

Xiaomi Redmi 3S2.913

Sony Xperia XA Ultra2.906

LG G52.905

HTC One S2.901

Xiaomi Mi 5s Plus2.884

Sony Xperia Z52.876

Microsoft Lumia 5502.851

Xiaomi Redmi 3 Pro2.803

Sony Xperia Z5 compact2.784

Meizu MX62.751

LG V102.744

Xiaomi Redmi 32.735

Sony Xperia M52.69

Huawei P9 Lite2.679

Vivo V3Max2.659

Xiaomi Mi 4i2.641

Sony Xperia XA2.609

Motorola Moto G4 Plus2.582

Motorola Moto G4 Plus (max auto)2.582

Xiaomi Mi 4c2.574

LeEco Le Max 22.567

Microsoft Lumia 6402.563

Asus Zenfone 3 ZE552KL2.563

Lenovo Moto G42.544

Oppo F12.528

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium2.525

Huawei Honor 7 Lite / Honor 5c2.506

Sony Xperia M4 Aqua2.503

Oppo F1s2.481

Motorola Moto G2.477

Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus2.473

Huawei G82.471

Huawei nova2.467

Sony Xperia Z2.462

Lenovo Vibe K52.459

Huawei Honor 72.406

Sony Xperia E52.386

ZUK Z1 by Lenovo2.382

HTC 102.378

Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016)2.378

Huawei nova plus2.329

HTC One E9+2.305

Alcatel One Touch Hero2.272

Apple iPhone 4S2.269

Lenovo Vibe K4 Note2.254

Sony Xperia C5 Ultra2.253

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek)2.249

Sony Xperia C4 Dual2.235

Xiaomi Mi Note2.234

Motorola Moto G (2014)2.233

LG Nexus 52.228

Huawei P82.196

Huawei Honor 62.169

Xiaomi Redmi Note 22.166

OnePlus Two2.165

HTC One X2.158

Xiaomi Redmi Note 42.145

LG Aka2.145

Archos 50 Diamond2.134

Xiaomi Redmi Note2.119

Xiaomi Mi 4S2.095

Acer Liquid X22.084

Huawei P8lite2.078

Moto G 3rd gen max manual2.026

Xiaomi Mi Max1.996

Sony Xperia E4g1.972

OnePlus One1.961

Meizu m3 note1.923

BlackBerry Leap1.892

Meizu m2 note1.892

ZTE Nubia Z9 mini1.759

Sony Xperia U1.758

Asus Zenfone Selfie1.68

Motorola Moto E (2nd Gen)1.675

ZTE Nubia Z91.659

Jolla Jolla1.605

Motorola Moto E1.545

Sony Xperia M1.473

HTC Desire C1.3

Sony Xperia C1.283

Meizu MX1.221

Sony Xperia E1.215

Battery life

Meizu MX6 is powered by a 3,060 mAh battery, about 100mAh shorter than the MX5 power block. The phone supports fast charging via a 24W plug and our tests show it fills the batter from 0% up to 56% in 30 mins, 95% in 75 minutes, and 100% in 90 minutes. The new TDDI screen that replaces the AMOLED and the Helio X20 chipset weren't looking promising, so we didn't actually have any particular expectations for the MX6's battery life.

And before we continue to the results and draw any parallels with the MX5, let's just be clear that we tested the MX5 last year at 117nits of display brightness, which surely affected its browser and video scores.

We ran our battery test and it outed mixed-bag results. The smartphone's performance is average across all of our tests, including the single-SIM and dual-SIM standby.

The rating of 68 hours isn't bad at all - it means you can use the MX6 for two and a half days if you are to make an hour of 3G talks, web browsing and video playback each day. Putting a second SIM card drops the rating by only an hour. Such usage pattern is of course entirely artificial, but we've established it so our battery results are comparable across devices.

The MX6 (68 hours) is a healthy improvement over its MX5 predecessor (55 hours) in terms of battery life, especially if we account the higher 200nits of brightness, the MX5 was tested at half that. So even though the MX5 also gets 9 hours for web and video, the MX6 will easily outlast it at equal screen brightness.

The battery testing procedure is described in detail in case you're interested in the nitty-gritties. You can also check out our complete battery test table, where you can see how all of the smartphones we've tested will compare under your own typical use.

Connectivity

The Meizu MX6 supports LTE Cat.6 connectivity and you can tap into an LTE network on either SIM, but the other will default to a 3G or GSM network. You can have both cards connected to a 3G network, too. Dual SIM telephony is also supported, but the slot isn't hybrid and you can't put a microSD card inside.

The rest of the wireless connectivity features include dual-band Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac support and Wi-Fi Direct. There is also support for Bluetooth 4.1, NFC, and GPS and GLONASS. Wireless screen mirroring is available via the Miracast protocol.

The MX6 supports USB Type-C and fast charging (56% in 30 minutes). If you have a proper USB OTG adapter, you can attach peripherals and thumb drives. You should be able to charge other devices, but you'd need to get a special adapter as Meizu hasn't included one in the package.